My name is Sebastian, which was extremely popular in Germany in the early 80s (not once was I the only Sebastian in the classroom). In the USA people would now imagine a small child when hearing my name. It's very interesting how different popular names are in different countries.
Was that perhaps influenced by the name "Bastian" for the main character of Ende's 1979 book "The Never-Ending Story" (Die Unendliche Geschichte in the original German)?
